Clothes-line hanger.



F. WEINBERG.

CLOTHES LINE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31.1914.

1 ,1%6 9L Patented July 20, 1915.

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FRED WEINBERG, 0F SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-LINE HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented July20, 1915.

Application filed July 81, 1914. Serial No. 854,379.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED Wnrnnnuo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, county of Schenectady, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Hangers, of which the following is a specification. A

*At the present time it is the universal practice with housekeepers, laundries, etc.

. to dry washed garments, towels, handkerchiefs and the like by hanging them end to end on a line and holding the same in place by wooden clothes pins. The articles so placed on the clothes line extend lengthwise of it and as a result comparatively few suflice to fill a considerable length thereof. Where space is at a premium, as in apartments, flats, etc., this becomes a matter of great importance.

My invention has for its object to reduce the amount of clothes line required to hang out a given wash and to this end comprises a novel form of clothes line hanger by means of whichthe clothes are hung in parallel planes perpendicular to the clothes line instead of in the plane thereof as is customary.

For a consideration of what I believe to be novel and my invention, attention is directed to the accompanying description and claims appended thereto.

In the accompanying drawing which is illustrative of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a clothes hanger suspended from a clothes line; Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the hanger, and Fig. 3 is a View in elevation of a slight modification.

4 indicates a clothes line of any suitable construction arranged to receive and support my im roved hangers. The hanger comprises a t in metallic strip of some elastic non-rusting material having a body 5 and a downturned hook portion 6 at its upper end which is more or less resilient and serves with the body 5 to frictionally engage and hold the clothes line and also to prevent the holder from twisting on its vertical axis, thus preventing the articles on one hanger from interfering with those on I when stretched very taut at the beginning Wlll sag 1n the middle as soon as weight is appl ed to the center. Unless means are prov ded to prevent it, the hangers would all gravltate to the low portion of the line and the garments carried thereby would contact and seriously interfere with the drymg operation. Such a means is found, however, in the spring hook 6 which serves to hold the hanger wherever it is put.

It will be seen that the hanger straddles the clothes line and that one of its legs is longer than the other. At the lower end of the longer leg there is a socket 9 formed by composed. This socket is open at one side so that the clothes supporting rod 1 can be sprung into place. This feature facilitates the storing and transporting of the holders as will be readily appreciated. The body portion of the holder between its upper and lower ends is given a quarter twist so that when mounted on the clothes line it and the rod 10 will be perpendicular to each other. The recess and socket should be as nearly as possible in the same vertical plane to balance the rod.

The rod can be made of any non-rusting material which is not affected by water and possessing the necessary strength. I have found wood to be satisfactory for the purpose. As an example, it may be about thirty inches long, although it may be longer or shorter. In diameter it should be about the size of the ordinary clothes line so that the usual clothes pins 11 may be employed to fasten the garments or materials to be dried thereto.

In Fig. 3 is shown a slight modification of the invention, in which the entire holder is made of wood. In order that one leg only of the rod supporting. member may be resilient, an opening 12 is formed at one end thereof and slightly to one side of the center. A device of this kind when wedged downward into frictional engagement with the clothes line is liable to split and to avoid this I inserta small dowel pin 13 at the upper end. This pin adds greatly to the strength of the holder without appreciably aflecting the elasticity of the short leg or hook 6. The'lower end of the longer leg is perforated to form a socket and located therein is the clothes supporting rod 10. In this case as before, the clothes line and the rod extend perpendicularly to each other and in planes one above the other. Due. to the taper of the slot 14 between the long and short legs of the member, it can be securely fastened to any part of the clothes line and will prevent twisting of the clothes supporting rod on the one hand or the gravitation of the holder toward a low part of the line on the other. In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described the principle of operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative, and that the invention can be carried out by other means.

' What I claim as new and desire to se cure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s:-

1. A clothes line hanger comprising an elastic forked member that is adapted to straddle the clothes line and engage it frictionally on opposite sides to prevent moveclothes. line and prevent movement longituone of the legs of said ping the clothes line,

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dinally thereon, one of said legs having a socket near its lower end, and a horizontally extending rod that passes through the socket and to which the material to be dried is secured by clamps, said rod being supported midway of its length by the walls of the socket.

3. A clothes line hanger comprising a forked member that is adapted to straddle the clothes line and be supported thereby, member being longer than the other, the shorter of the two being somewhat resilient to assist in gripand a clothes supporting rod which is carried by the longer leg of said member and extends transversely of the clothes line'.

4. A clothes line hanger comprising a thin metal member, having a body and a portion which is bent over to form a spring said body and hook being arranged to receive and hold the clothes line between them, and also a second portion containing a socket, and a clothes supporting rod supported bythe wallof the socket and extending transversely of the axis of the hook.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 30 day of July, 1914;

FRED WEINBERG.

Witnesses:

JULIA A. CoLToN, .EDWARD A. WELTI. 

